The 2014
Washington State Senate elections is one of the biennial legislative elections in
Washington took place on November 4, 2014. In this election, about half of the
49 legislative districts in
Washington chose a state senator for a four-year term to the
Washington State Senate. The other half of state senators were chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators are elected at a time: one group in presidential election years (e.g., 2008,
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
) and the other in other even-numbered election years (e.g., 2010, 2014). All the members of the
Washington State House of Representatives are
elected concurrently with half of the senators every two years.
24 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 28th district, held by appointed Senator
Steve O'Ban
Steven Thomas O'Ban (born July 12, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 28th district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as ...
, whose former incumbent
Mike Carrell vacated the seat.
A
top two primary election on August 5, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to declare a party preference.
Overview
Composition
Select primary results
District 32
District 35
District 37
General election results
Results as reported by the Secretary of State:
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 13
District 15
District 21
District 26
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
Notes
References
{{Washington elections
Washington State Senate elections
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Washington State Senate